depends on how much you want to spend. Castle Creations Sidewinder or Mamba Max in my book are the best, the novak stuff sucks cuz they only handle 2s lipo and arent nearly as in depth with all the options that the castle stuff has. you can get used sidewinders for around $50 sometimes. wanna go cheaper then I'm not sure whats out there to recomend. u can just look for a cheap Tazer esc or something to get u by i suppose or just put up a wanted ad for a cheap brushed esc. a xl5 would work and some others too but i dont think they are straight forward/brake/reverse, i think they have a reverse stall or double click reverse, wich sucks imo. but i would for sure try and save towards a sidewinder or mamba.